Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Let me start by saying that this is a very informal, somewhat irreverent book –– zany at times about subjects that are … more

by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of January 8 2010/ 22 Tevet 5770 The first major attempt to stem the tide of Israelite growth consisted of Paroh ordering midwives to kill male babies at birth. … more

By Elizabeth Berney Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul 5770 “Are you Americans?” An aged thin man in tattered clothing asked us. My husband and I were standing in a narrow … more

A heavy sigh of relief could be heard across New York State as the Jets defeated the Patriots on Sunday night. Of course, that sigh was quickly followed by the uproarious chant of … more

I cried at the 9/11 Memorial when I visited. I brought my two grown boys with me for emotional support. The last time I was in the World Trade Center was a couple of weeks before 9/11 when I took my sons to the observation deck to show them where I had worked for 3 years. more

In an interview with the Huffington Post last week, Reid cites an anonymous Bain investor to report that Mitt Romney hasn’t paid any taxes for the past ten years. What PROOF? (Is proof important?) The next day Reid doubled down, repeating the charge to Nevada papers and on the floor of the Senate. more

Following the ugly battle between the Egyptian military and Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, resulting in Morsi’s ouster on July 3, as well as the ongoing bloodbath in Syria, the arguments for the preservation of the Jordanian model—politically moderate, more democratic than its neighbors, and proudly Islamic yet amenable to good relations with western nations and with Israel—are self-evident. more

Two years ago Rabbi Moshe Sokolow of Yeshiva University penned an essay entitled, “Thanksgiving: A Jewish Holiday After All,” wherein he cited the following historical item that was recently highlighted in an excellent expository essay by Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik of Congregation Shearith Israel entitled, “G-d’s Providence and the United States: A Thanksgiving Reader on Judaism and the American Idea” [Torah To-Go, Nov. 2013, YU ]. more

There is a smug sense of “I told you so” about the challenge that Israel faces from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. more

It was time to purchase a gown for my son Jeremy’s wedding. I went to Saks, Nordstrom’s, Bloomingdales, Lord and Taylor and Bergdorf Goodman. I checked almost every evening gown I could … more